OBITUARY: Robert F. Shandorf
BY MARCY SHORTUSE Robert F. Shandorf, age 68, of St. Paul, MN and Boca Grande, FL died unexpectedly on 8/5/15. Bob was born May 10, 1947 in Minneapolis.
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Come to the Mote Aquarium and help celebrate their birthday with a low admission fee
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: In honor of Mote Marine Lab’s 60th anniversary, Florida residents are invited to discover the wonders of Mote Aquarium for just $6 every Saturday this September. This year, Mote is celebrating 60 years of world-class marine research and education. As an independent, nonprofit Lab, Mote has succeeded through its wonderful partnerships with […]
Progress made in case filed against BGIPOA, TSIHA and others
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in News.
BY JACK SHORT Defendants have begun to answer accusations made against them in a lawsuit over access to Three Sisters Island. The lawsuit was filed almost immediately after the resolution of decades’ worth of acrimonious dispute between homeowners in Boca Grande Isles, a private, planned community connected to Gasparilla Island by bridge, and Three Sisters […]
STT and PTTS choose jury over magistrate
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BY JACK SHORT Both Silver King Entertainment, LLC and Save the Tarpon, Inc. would rather their case be heard by a judge and a jury of peers than a magistrate. The Charlotte County Court issued an order on July 15 canceling a scheduled, non-jury hearing in an ongoing case between the two corporations. That case […]
The real story of Sam Samsonov and the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority comes to light
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
BY MARCY SHORTUSE Sam Samsonov and his wife of 53 years, Margaret, sat by the pool at their Grove City home on Monday afternoon, July 20 in good spirits. They sat with a folder full of emails and good wishes people from all over the country have sent them, and literally breathless with the knowledge […]
Lee and Charlotte Counties accept Deepwater settlements, at a loss
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Legal, News.
Lee and Charlotte counties have each formally accepted settlements for their claims against BP, related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, at a fraction of the amounts for which they filed claims.In recent weeks, several nearby governments including Collier and Sarasota Counties also accepted sums for economic losses incurred in the wake of that 2010 […]
Want to see some Boca Grande Independence Day fun?
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in News.
We had another amazing Independence Day, and wanted to share some of our photos from the fireworks and the golf cart parade. If you’d like to see them, go to our website, bocabeacon.com, click on the “media” tab, then “photos.”Or, just click here: Boca Grande Independence Day
Another island mother lost: Louise Bowe to be laid to rest this weekend
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Obituaries.
BY MARCY SHORTUSE We lost another one of our island mothers on Sunday, July 5, as Louise Bowe slipped away from congestive heart failure. Other than for a few years her entire life was spent on the island, and while she was a quiet, understated woman her impact on Gasparilla Island was profound. Mary Louise […]
Boca Grande, made famous once again … this time for sharks
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE AND JACK SHORT We’ve been famous before for having one of the most expensive zip codes, and for having some of the best beaches. We’ve got celebrity status for many reasons here on Gasparilla Island, and now we’ve got a new reason to be chatted up on the Today Show and in […]
Beaconcam is up and running!
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Remember back in the day when you used to be able to go to our website and watch the world go by in downtown Boca Grande? Those days are here again, my friends, because the Boca Beacon webcam is back in business. Right now we’re still aiming it right down Park Avenue facing Hudson’s Grocery, […]